Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- Scrutinising the Scottish Government’s policies and progress towards meeting climate change targets across all government departments
- Transport
- Energy
- Net zero and circular economy
- Aspects of environmental policy
Next meeting
25th Meeting, 2022
Agenda: Decision on taking business in private, The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland, Programme for Government, Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland, Programme for Government
09:30am, 27 September 2022
T4.40-CR2 The Fairfax Somerville Room
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact Peter McGrath, the Clerk for the committee.
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Phone: 0131 348 6039 Find out about call charges.
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SP_NetZero
If you're appearing as a witness at a committee, take a look at our witness guide for more information.
Members
Members of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Current Members
Edward Mountain
Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: Highlands and Islands (Region)
Fiona Hyslop
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Linlithgow (Constituency)
Natalie Don
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Renfrewshire North and West (Constituency)
Jackie Dunbar
Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Aberdeen Donside (Constituency)
Liam Kerr
Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Monica Lennon
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Central Scotland (Region)
Mark Ruskell
Member
Party: Scottish Green Party
MSP for: Mid Scotland and Fife (Region)
Substitute Members
Collette Stevenson
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: East Kilbride (Constituency)
Mercedes Villalba
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: North East Scotland (Region)
Brian Whittle
Substitute Member
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: South Scotland (Region)
Committee work
Current
Previous
Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS)
Energy price rises
Fourth draft National Planning Framework (NPF4)
Fuel poverty strategy
Legislative consent memorandum on the Environment Bill
Legislative consent memorandum on the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill
P&O Ferries
PE1750 Independent Monitoring of Satellite tags fitted to raptors
PE1815 Translocate protected beavers to reduce licensed killing
PE1872 Improve the reliability of island ferry services
Transfer of operation of ScotRail
Future
Future business
The Committee considers its work programme regularly to maintain a rolling programme of business.
Alongside referred work such as legislation and petitions, the Committee's main business over coming months will include budget scrutiny for 2023-24, a roundtable session with Scotland's statutory environmental regulators, and scrutiny of Environmental Common Frameworks.
Correspondence
Committee correspondence
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Scottish Land Rights and Responsibilities Statement 2022
Letter from the Minister for Environment and Land Reform to the Convener, 22 September 2022
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) Meeting
Joint letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands and the Minister for Environment and Land Reform to the Deputy Convener, 8 September 2022
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
A modern and sustainable ferry service for Scotland
Letter from the Minister for Transport to the Deputy Convener, 8 September 2022
Official Reports
Official Reports
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Interests, Convener, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Role of Local Government in Delivering Net Zero
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Scottish Biodiversity Strategy
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Ferry Service Inquiry, Petitions
Reports
Committee reports
Report on inquiry into energy price rises
A report on the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee's inquiry into energy price rises.
A report by the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill
Annual Report of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee for 2021/22
A report on the work of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee for 2021/22
Remit
To consider and report on matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport.